“Election doping: The Supreme Court does not like gerrymandering; That does not mean the nine justices will stop it”
Steve Mazie for The Economist.
Category Archives: redistricting
Proportionality and the Oral Arguments — Part II
Yesterday, Nick offered some thoughts on the arguments in the Rucho and Benisek partisan gerrymandering cases, and several Justices’ fixation on whether all of this litigation is just a Trojan horse for achieving proportional representation. Nick’s post highlights the fact… Continue reading
Is Justice Kavanaugh in Play in the Partisan Gerrymandering Cases? Or is that Too “Big” of a “Lift”?
In my write-up of what’s at stake in the partisan gerrymandering cases over at Slate, I focused on whether Chief Justice Roberts is in play. I dismissed whether Justice Kavanaugh is in play with a single sentence: “And while… Continue reading
Read the Transcripts in the Partisan Gerrymandering Cases
“Opinion: The Supreme Court Has A Chance To Push Back On Gerrymandering Today”
David Gans Buzzfeed oped.
“Will the Supreme Court End Gerrymandering? Arguments Begin This Week”
Michael Wines in the NYT.
“Take it from us governors: Politicians shouldn’t draw electoral maps”
Roy Cooper and Larry Hogan WaPo oped.
“We Drew Congressional Maps for Partisan Advantage. That Was the Point.”
Ralph Hise and David Lewis in The Atlantic:
“I propose that we draw the maps to give a partisan advantage to 10 Republicans and three Democrats, because I do not believe it’s possible to draw a map with 11… Continue reading
“In Wisconsin gerrymandering case, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos refuses to testify”
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
“Redistricting Edge Saved GOP From Deeper Midterm Losses”
AP:
The AP’s analysis indicates that Republicans won about 16 more U.S. House seats than would have been expected based on their average share of the vote in congressional districts across the country. In state House elections, Republicans’ structural… Continue reading
“Supreme Court Weighs Race Challenge to Virginia Voting Map”
NYT reports on today’s Bethune-Hill II oral argument.
Supreme Court Posts Transcript of Argument in Today’s Bethune-Hill Case (Va. Racial Gerrymandering)
You can find the transcript here.
“Partisan Gerrymandering Returns to a Transformed Supreme Court”
Adam Liptak NYT Sidebar column.
“U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments in appeal of Virginia racial gerrymandering case”
WaPo:
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in a redistricting case that could help determine the balance of power in Virginia’s legislature for years to come.A panel of lower-court judges ruled last year that 11 Virginia House… Continue reading